With that said, he turned and departed.

It was only now, as Jiang Wang stood beside Cao Ji beneath the martial arts platform, that a realization dawned upon him.

Was Ji Zhao Nan afraid of death?

Was Ji Zhao Nan afraid of losing face?

No.

He stood upon the Observation River Platform, representing the state of Qi at the Yellow River Meeting, but his foremost consideration was the interests of Qi.

Thus, he had forfeited his appointed match and exited the stage.

Just as Murong Long Ju had done now.

It was often said that the Yellow River Meeting was war in another form, and the martial arts platform a battlefield.

But Murong Long Ju, at this moment, emphasized that a battlefield was a battlefield, and the martial arts platform was the martial arts platform, precisely to dispel the notion of “the state of Jing’s power crushing the world.”

Regardless of all else, the matter of surrounding and attacking Li Yi on the platform was something that absolutely could not be done.

With so many heavenly talents present, were they truly to ascend the stage and besiege Li Yi?

It would be no different from the world united against the state of Jing.

Were Jing to be defeated, they would still emerge victorious in terms of momentum. Were they to win, their dominance would be unparalleled!

And Murong Long Ju, in similarly choosing to forfeit, declared to the world that Li Yi’s strength was merely his own, nothing more than taking a step earlier on the path of cultivation. The state of Jing, this time, had only claimed a single champion title, with no fundamental difference from Qi’s champion.

Li Yi, or rather, the state of Jing represented by Li Yi, was forging a momentum that would overturn the world.

While Ji Zhao Nan and Murong Long Ju, they were rebelling against it!

“Ah.” Ye Lan Er of Chu sighed, a breath so poignant it nearly shattered the listener’s heart.

She rose gracefully. “Ye Lan Er has deeply failed the imperial grace, and has nothing more to say. Grand Jade True Person has claimed the champion title, I should withdraw my seat!”

And with that, she, too, turned and left.

Huang Bu Dong finally counted on his fingers, momentarily stunned, and said, “I have no reason for luck.”

He seemed to age before one’s eyes, and rising feebly, he departed.

As for Cang Ming, the one bearing the title of the Worldly Emissary of the Divine, he retracted his gesture of pilgrimage and left without a word.

The Golden Masked Priest, Na Mo Duo, announced on behalf of his substitute, “This match, the state of Mu forfeits. The state of Jing forfeited two bouts, we also forfeit one bout, consider it an account settled!”

His expression was sacred, his tone magnanimous.

It even drew endless admiration from Chong Xuan Sheng, who had already withdrawn from his Dharma Appearance of Heaven and Earth.

To think that Chong Xuan Sheng, while thick-skinned beyond measure, possessed an unparalleled audacity, yet how could he dare commit such a shameless act at the Yellow River Meeting? One could only say that the divine light of Cang Tu Shen was truly potent!

Look at Na Mo Duo’s words, spoken in such a way that it sounded as if the state of Mu was far stronger than the state of Jing.

Even those aligned with the state of Jing found it difficult to retort. Although the nature was different, and the state of Jing’s two forfeitures were precisely to accumulate momentum for this occasion, one forfeit and the world would tilt…

But truly speaking, two forfeitures were indeed more than one…

The five great hegemonic states surrendered the champion title for the unlimited realm.

Undeniably, Li Yi’s cultivation at the Dong Zhen realm crushed all below the age of thirty, but there was also a sense of “the old men won’t play with you.”

Regarding all of this, Li Yi offered no comment.

With the heavenly talents of the hegemonic states successively leaving the arena, the so-called plan of besieging naturally became impossible.

Chen Si Wu of the state of Song remained seated with dignity.

He had straightened his crown earlier, already harboring the will to die.

But after the successive departures of the heavenly talents from the great hegemonic states, a smile instead blossomed on his face. He said gracefully, “Grand Jade True Person is naturally worthy of the champion title. I am convinced in both heart and mouth, and should observe the ceremony from beneath the platform, congratulating this glorious moment!”

This, too, was an admission of defeat.

Now, only Zhang Xun of the state of Dan remained.

This individual could be said to be the most unexpected heavenly talent in the unlimited realm. His very advancement to the main competition was a hard-won victory.

But it was precisely he whose eyes held a fighting intent.

According to what Li Yi had said before.

At this moment, if he could withstand one sword strike… the state of Dan would claim this champion title!

The other hegemonic states, of course, disdained to compete for the championship in such a manner. Those several absolute heavenly talents would also never ascend the stage with the goal of merely withstanding a single sword.

But for the state of Dan… the temptation was too great!

It was almost a single step to leap over the dragon gate!

Zhang Xun gritted his teeth…

“Zhang Xun!” The Prime Minister of the state of Dan, Fei Nan Hua, looked at him and shook his head.

Zhang Xun was silent for a while, the fighting intent in his eyes finally receding.

Fei Nan Hua turned his head to look at the martial arts platform. “Not yet thirty, and already in the Dong Zhen realm. Grand Jade True Person claiming this champion title is well-deserved! Our heavenly talents of the state of Dan also choose to admit defeat.”

If Jiang Wang had created the record for the fastest victory in the history of the Yellow River Meeting.

Then Grand Jade True Person Li Yi had not only refreshed this record but also created the fastest championship capture record in history.

A lone figure in white arrived, and the heavenly talents of all states retreated!

The Dong Zhen realm compared to the Shen Lin realm was indeed a crushing disparity, impossible to surpass.

The Six Supremes offered no opinion, and no one else on site was qualified to speak. Yu Xi circled his gaze, and thus declared, “The champion title for the unlimited realm is claimed by Li Yi of the state of Jing!”

The people of the state of Jing, suppressed for several days, naturally erupted in cheers.

Grand Jade True Person’s sudden appearance, crushing the entire arena, claiming the championship without drawing a sword.

This deed was bound to be etched in history, and the people of the state of Jing would take pride in it.

Only Li Yi himself, standing on the martial arts platform at this moment, remained calm. His eyes were almost devoid of emotion, as if all of this had nothing to do with him.

He stood at the center of the current world, yet felt as though he were alone in another realm.

Below the platform, Jiang Wang suddenly recalled the faint… “Bang” he had heard lightly spoken by Li Yi after Gong Yang Bai, Mo Jing Yu, and others had departed in Huan Zhen Guan initially.

He felt his loneliness.

Xian Nan Kui coughed, then said, “Li Yi! Display the flag for our great Jing!”

Just like Cao Ji earlier, he held up a flag with both hands and walked step by step to the front of the platform.

Li Yi still did not speak. He took it with a single hand and flung it directly towards the sky, as if throwing a spear towards the firmament!

The flag suddenly soared far away, completely bypassing the need for the heavenly stairs.

And in an instant, the people saw the Jing Emperor’s Dharma Appearance established, and on the wall in the northeast direction, a flag image instantly imprinted itself.

It was a black dragon and a white dragon, their tails intertwined, their bodies coiled, their heads facing opposite directions, together forming a swirl.

It was the Qian Kun You Long Flag!

Amidst the cheers of the people of Jing, Li Yi leaped up, disappearing directly into the high sky in the distance.

At that time, the Dharma Appearances of the Six Supremes had all vanished, and the Long River Dragon Monarch who had been observing the matches had also disappeared.

The people were still cheering, lamenting, and making noise…

The Yellow River Meeting had already ended!

Jiang Wang stood beneath the platform, still thinking about things related to Li Yi, about the third appointed meeting…

Suddenly, a group of people surged forward.

Chong Xuan Sheng, Li Long Chuan, Yan Fu, Xu Xiang Qian… everyone’s faces were wreathed in smiles.

“Remember? Remember? Jiang Wang? Remember what I told you?”

Chong Xuan Sheng was rarely so excited, his fat face flushed red, a redness that seemed to extend into his eyes. “You will make everyone gaze upon you, you will become the pride of Qi… You did it! You did it!”

Xu Xiang Qian’s forehead gleamed, and he laughed heartily. “Today, we, the double pride of Gan Ma Shan, are famous throughout the world!”

Yan Fu laughed warmly. “Before coming, I had already reserved all the restaurants in Feng City and set up a three-day flowing banquet, with no restriction on who could come to the table, to celebrate for you. The journey here was full of hardships, but now that the championship is yours, it’s time to rest for a few days. Wherever you go, we will drink!”

Zhao Wu Yan gently pressed Zi Shu’s shoulder. Zi Shu held his head down for a long time, finally lifting his eyes to look at Jiang Wang. “You’re truly amazing!”

Some people were celebrating, some were weeping, some were cheering, and some were leaving in solitude.

As the Mu state team withdrew, He Lian Yun Yun laughed and asked, “Aren’t you going to say a few words?”

Zhao Ru Cheng withdrew his gaze, smiling and shaking his head. “He has many good friends, and many great prospects, he will no longer be unhappy!”

“Zhao Ru Cheng!”

Suddenly, he heard such a shout.

He turned his head to look.

He saw Jiang Wang standing on tiptoe in the crowd, looking at him from afar, his hands cupped to form a megaphone. He asked loudly, “Who is the brother?”

Zhao Ru Cheng’s face was still pale from his unhealed injuries, but his smile was radiant. He similarly cupped his hands before his mouth and shouted loudly, “You are!”

Jiang Wang asked loudly, “Who am I?”

Zhao Ru Cheng repeatedly shouted, “Jiang Third Brother! Jiang Third Brother!! Jiang Third Brother!!!”

The two of them didn’t even walk closer, they just shouted across the crowd like this.

It seemed very childish…

But this childishness, perhaps, would only exist in one’s youth.

Beside Zhao Ru Cheng was the Princess of Mu, He Lian Yun Yun, and beside her was a female cultivator wearing a cloak.

Moreover, there were too many gazes, and Jiang Wang was unable to distinguish them one by one.

He simply smiled and nodded to them, considering it a greeting.

He Lian Yun Yun returned a very gentle smile, and the female cultivator seemed stunned for a moment, then also nodded to him.

Jiang Wang made a gesture to Zhao Ru Cheng, indicating they would see each other tomorrow. This gesture was also something they had done when fooling around in Feng Lin City. Zhao Ru Cheng always had some childish and boring ideas. And they always accompanied him in his childishness while mocking it…

Zhao Ru Cheng raised his hand to wave, then followed He Lian Yun Yun and the others to leave.

Within the vast world platform, the sea of people scattered into many streams. They had come from all directions, and at this time, they also scattered in all directions.

Jiang Wang turned back, just in time to see a familiar figure outside the crowd.

He patted Chong Xuan Sheng’s shoulder. “A Sheng, you take everyone back to Qi Street to celebrate and drink first. I’ll come after I greet my friends.”

Chong Xuan Sheng knew he still had a younger sister in the state of Yun. At this moment, he had already restrained his excited expression and squinted his eyes with a smile, greeting others before leaving first.

And Jiang Wang walked through the crowd to stand before Ye Qing Yu, whose face was covered with a light veil.

He looked left and right. “Eh, True Person Ye?”

Ye Qing Yu’s eyes, clear as a quiet stream, looked at him and simply said, “We should also shake hands.”

“Ah?”

Jiang Wang was somewhat confused but still honestly extended his hand.

Ye Qing Yu lightly grasped it, her smiling eyes curving. “Congratulations to you, the world’s number one.”

This volume is complete.

The difficult path has finally reached the end of the sky!

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